Pig breeding for improved feed efficiency

Feed Efficiency in Swine

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 167-181

  Knap, P W ^a   Wang, L ^a  

^a PIC International Group   (Germany)

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EID: 84906254307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-756-1_8     Document Type: Chapter

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